Responsibilities

We're hiring a Senior or Staff Liaison Engineer to be the engineering point of contact for hardware issues affecting V-BAT production, testing and fielded aircraft. This person holds engineering authority for nonconformance (NCR) and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, which covers anything that isn't simply reworked to print, including use-as-is and repair. They pull in Structures, Thermal and Design when they need specialist input to confirm a path forward.
The ideal candidate is the person Production and Quality go to when they ask, "I have this problem, how do I solve it?" They own the answer from start to finish: the disposition, the rework or repair instructions, the drawing updates, and the long-term corrective action that keeps the problem from coming back. Composite repair experience is essential. This role is focused on liaison and sustaining engineering, not new-product design.
Lead the resolution of mechanical issues arising from production, testing, fielded aircraft and customer operations, including hands-on support during builds, integration and troubleshooting.
Serve as the engineering point of contact and approval authority for NCR and MRB dispositions, bringing in Structures, Thermal and Design as needed to confirm a path forward.
Disposition nonconformances as use-as-is, repair, rework, scrap or return to vendor, with documented reasoning about the effect on form, fit, function and structural integrity.
Evaluate and disposition issues across a wide range of hardware, including metallic, composite and plastic parts, wire harnesses and electronic assemblies.
Write rework and repair instructions for individual NCRs and for standard pre-approved repairs, including inspection and acceptance criteria.
Partner with Quality to drive issues to resolution and lead formal root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations when needed, using fault trees, 5 Whys, failure analysis and test-based troubleshooting.
Coordinate investigations across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test and Field Operations.
Decide when issues need changes to designs, drawings, processes, inspections or supplier controls, and drive CAD, drawing, specification and BOM updates through release.
Track recurring nonconformances and feed lessons learned back into designs and processes.

Senior Liaison Engineer, Sustaining (R6024) at Shield · LumiJobs

Senior Liaison Engineer, Sustaining (R6024)

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Shield

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